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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Logging into therapy: Adolescent perceptions of online therapies for mental health problems

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 16 December 2020

Source:

Sweeney, G. M., Donovan, C. L., March, S., & Forbes, Y. (2019). Logging into therapy: Adolescent perceptions of online therapies for mental health problems. Internet interventions15, 93-99.

 

Highlights
  • - Online therapies are able to increase the accessibility of mental health treatment for adolescents, yet uptake remains low.
  • - Adolescents reported their attitudes towards and intentions to use online therapies.
  • - 72% of adolescents would access an online therapy if they required support.
  • - Adolescents valued the benefits of stigma reduction and accessibility.
  • - Online therapy knowledge predicted perceived helpfulness and uptake intentions.